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Trends in the cryptocurrency industry tend to change rather quickly. People’s attention can go all in a particular asset but could disappear just as quickly. This seems to be the case with the hottest digital asset of the past few months – Shiba Inu. It was everywhere. From its mind-boggling price surges to different companies trying to get on board to catch the wave, Shiba Inu’s name was discussed left and right not only on crypto media outlets and Twitter but also on more...

A recent filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveals that the international banking behemoth Morgan Stanley has an increased appetite for BTC, even as the price of the cryptocurrency goes up. According to several filings with the SEC, Morgan Stanley has substantially increased its BTC exposure. The company has done so through buying additional shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). Summarizing the difference between the shares Morgan...

Three years after halting bitcoin payments, citing enhanced volatility and lack of efficiency, the financial services, and software giant Stripe could soon resume its support for cryptocurrencies. During a CNBC-moderated panel at the Fintech Abu Dhabi festival on Tuesday, John Collison – the CEO of Stripe – spoke about the possibilities of his company reenabling digital asset services. Although he failed to provide a conclusive response, Collison said the firm has not ruled...

Despite the problems, Ripple has not given up on its mission to become a significant player in the global payments industry, and even though things are not going so well with the United States, one country is looking at the company as the best option to develop a domestic currency based precisely on U.S. dollars: Palau. According to a Press Release shared by Ripple, Palau chose the XRP Ledger to create digital dollars to circulate internally in the country. The idea, Ripple...

The Federal Byzantine Agreement-based (FBA) network, Flare, recently partnered with Rival to become its preferred NFT, Utility, and DAO token platform for Rival’s NFT marketplace. Flare and Rival’s Partnership Rival is an enterprise solution that integrates gaming, esports, and now NFTs, into a company’s fan-engagement strategy. Some of these entities are the Seattle Seahawks from the NFL and the Arizona Coyotes from the NHL. Using Flare, fans will be able to trade and engage...

The leading cryptocurrency exchange will reportedly set up headquarters in Ireland. The initiative comes following the total crypto ban in China and the regulatory issues, which the company had with numerous other watchdogs. Ireland Sounds Like The Right Choice The topic of Binance having headquarters has always been a sensitive one for the company. With some of the recent regulatory hurdles, though, the CEO – Changpeng Zhao – suggested on a few occasions that the firm will...

The blockchain data and intelligence provider – Glassnode – revealed that a total of 38.76 million Bitcoin addresses now have non-zero balances. This is the highest level ever recorded since the last peak of 38.7 million marked this April. Bitcoin’s Drop Is Not a Concern Despite its recent price decline, bitcoin charted new heights in another area. According to Glassnode, there are now 38.76 million BTC wallets containing some amount of the primary cryptocurrency. It took...

Binance has been experiencing problems with Dogecoin withdrawals for over ten days now. The root cause is a technical issue that resent old transactions to Binance users, besides DOGE holders being unable to withdraw the currency. CryptoPotato reported that the 1.14.5 upgrade on the Dogecoin network led to issues on the Binance exchange. Some failed (stuck) transactions were relayed successfully post the 1.14.5 update, causing DOGE holders to receive old transactions while...

El Salvador continues to create history with its bitcoin adoption, with the latest initiative being the announcement of an entire city focused on the primary cryptocurrency. The nation plans to put this plan in the works through mining-backed volcano bonds worth in total $1 billion. While this may sound groundbreaking and surprising to some, one person – Max Keiser – was actually the one to pitch the idea first months ago. El Salvador’s Bitcoin Steps It was June 2021 when the...

Brad Garlinghouse – Chief Executive Officer of Ripple – said the fintech company was making “pretty good progress” in its legal battle with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He expects to reach a conclusion in 2022. Ripple Takes The Upper Hand In an interview for CNBC, Brad Garlinghouse opined that the legal lawsuit versus the SEC is going in favor of Ripple. However, the case is unlikely to be solved by the end of 2021 due to its specifics:  “We’re...